User:Oeys24/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
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Continental shelf

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose this article because the different zones in the oceans interest me. This is an important subject as it may be something that people who do not know much about the ocean turn to when they want to learn more about the ocean, so it should be assessed for accuracy and clarity.

My initial impressions of the article are that it is short, clear, and concise. It organizes the information effectively and is written in a way that both beginners and experts can understand.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

lead section: This is well written. It has a clear and concise introductory definition, as well as other definitions "continental shelf" may have (ex. definition from the United Nations)

content: The content may not be up to date, but it seems to do a good job of condensing all that is known about the continental shelf. There are some sentences that could be worded differently / revised.

tone and balance: The article is written from a neutral perspective. The only concern I have is that the article addresses common misconceptions in a way that may appear somewhat biased to those who believed in the misconceptions.

sources and references: The sources used are very reputable sources: academic journals, encyclopedias, government organizations, along with well known literature on the topic.

organization and writing quality: The article is well organized, but I have read wikipedia articles that are more well written. A strength of this article is that i is broken down into logical subcategories.

images and media: There is effective use of images and maps to help illustrate the concept and how it relates to oceanography as a whole.

talk page: There are comments about the need for a clearer explanation of the continental shelf's existence. Also, it is stated that "This article is or was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment." Another editor suggests that there is more up-to-date information on the distribution of depths on the continental shelf.

Overall, it seems as though this article is well written but has much room for growth. Given that it is a part of a Wiki Education project, it is likely that the article will be improved to better suit the standards of an informative Wikipedia page.